Spring Creek Festival, 5K Race June 2 At Millbrook Marsh, Centre County
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ClearWater Conservancy will hold its annual celebration of Spring Creek June 2 from 10 to 2 p.m. at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center.
The event starts in the morning with a 5K run and continues through early afternoon with a host of educational events, conservation displays, programs, food and music for all ages. The festival is a free, rain or shine event.
About 30 Central Pennsylvania agencies, non-profits and outdoors organizations and businesses will join ClearWater as exhibitors.
Activities for children typically include a sing-along, a scavenger hunt, arts and crafts, an aquatic bug hunt, giant bunnies, ambulance tours, rocks and minerals and a Rubber Duck Race.
Adults will enjoy live music and presentations from area conservation and outdoor groups including fly casting and tying lessons by the Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited, guided tours of the marsh, a presentation about Spring Creek by Bob Carline and much, much more.
In addition, the George Harvey Spring Creek Heritage Award, given jointly each year by ClearWater and the Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited, will be awarded during the festival. The award honors an individual who has worked to improve or protect Spring Creek.
The Spring Creek Festival 5K will kick off at 8:30 a.m. at Millbrook Marsh. Registration opens at 7 a.m. A free Children’s Fun Run will be held at 10 a.m. Click Here to view course.
5K registration is $18 in advance, $25 day of race. Online registration is available.
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5/21/2012 |
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